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06/16/89 <br />ORDINANCE N0. 89-20. . <br />INTRODUCED BY: Mayor Carmen and Council as a Whole <br />AN ORDINANCE <br />AMENDING SECTION 1501.13 OF THE CODIFIED ORDINANCES <br />OF MAYFIELD VILLAGE, OHIO PERTAINING TO <br />THE INSTALLATION OF KEY BOXES ON <br />PROPERTIES PROTECTED BY AUTOMATIC ALARM SYSTEMS <br />WHEREAS, the Mayfield Village Fire Department may be summoned at times <br />when a structure is not occupied or when the occupant of a structure is not <br />able to provide ingress for the Fire Department; and <br />WHEREAS, it is desirable to prevent damages through forceful entry to <br />structures and to provide swift entry into structures by the Fire Department; <br />and <br />WHEREAS, Council enacted and amended Section 1501.13 of the Codified <br />Ordinances of Mayfield Village, that enumerated certain exceptions to the Ohio <br />Fire Code; and <br />WHEREAS, the Fire Department Chief has recommended additional exceptions <br />to the Ohio Fire Code to provide for the mandatory installation of key boxes <br />on properties protected by automatic alarm systems; now, therefore, <br />BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF MAYFIELD VILLAGE, OHIO, THAT: <br />SECTION l. Section 1501.13 of the Codified Ordinances of Mayfield <br />Village, Ohio, is hereby amended to add the following exception: <br />F-412.0 Key Boxes (Added) <br />(A) All newly constructed buildings regardless of use of <br />occupancy, except for residential dwellings under four (4) <br />units, shall have installed key box systems at a location <br />approved by the Fire Department. <br />(B) Such boxes shall be provided with master keys neces- <br />sary for access to all portions of the premises prior to <br />occupancy and/or final inspection. <br />(c) The contents of the key boxes shall contain: <br />? <br />(1) Keys to locked points of ingress whether on the <br />interior or exterior of such buildings.